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W borrows freeping term "stealing silverware"
washington post ^ | 12-11-01

Posted on 12/11/2001 10:26:48 AM PST by kinganamort

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

"QUOTE "Great to have you back. Just don't steal the silverware!"


(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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To: kinganamort; Landru; Snow Bunny; ChaseR; LoneGreenEyeshade
"McAuliffe downed a crab cake and said: "We're going to have a great 2002."

Obviously, the soon-to-be-indicted McAuliffe is certifiably delusional...unless he thinks it is "great" to spend a whole year defending himself in depositions and RESIGNING his DNC Chairmanship in utter disgrace!! Then again, T-Mac apparently enjoys the smell of the EX-Traitor-in-Chief's buttocks so who am I to judge?

LOL...MUD

61 posted on 12/11/2001 11:18:11 AM PST by Mudboy Slim
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To: jla
Yep...T-Mac's 2002 is gonna be Hellish, IMHO...MUD
62 posted on 12/11/2001 11:19:31 AM PST by Mudboy Slim
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To: 7thson; Silly
"She did not respond. Read it again. The husband of Dorothy..."

Hillary? Dorothy McAuliffe IS a democRAT, so I'll bet she goes that way too.

63 posted on 12/11/2001 11:25:23 AM PST by Bill Rice
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To: rintense
I knew my husband, um, er... the President lurked here.

Thanks for the Information, First Lady Rintense :)

64 posted on 12/11/2001 11:27:33 AM PST by Cool Guy
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To: kinganamort
The retort notwithstanding, Laura should count the spoons after he's left the building....
65 posted on 12/11/2001 11:34:07 AM PST by sailor4321
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To: lavaroise; Registered
A picture of Registered's is worth a thousand words pieces of silverware...: )

(If the image doesn't show 'cause it's via geocities - try, http://www.geocities.com/project_ed/silverwares.gif)

66 posted on 12/11/2001 11:37:19 AM PST by American Preservative
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To: redlipstick
Democrat women never have a sense of humor.

Sure they do. Otherwise Democrat men would never get dates. :)

67 posted on 12/11/2001 11:39:05 AM PST by Twins613
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To: Lazamataz
Who stole it from Oscar Wilde.

One of my favorite Wilde quips goes like this:

Wilde: [makes some witty comment]

Wilde's friend: "I wish I'd said that, Oscar."

Wilde: "Oh, you will, you will..."


68 posted on 12/11/2001 11:40:06 AM PST by Dan Day
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To: My Favorite Headache
"Loose.........FOOTLOOSE!!!!!....Kick Off your......"


69 posted on 12/11/2001 11:40:14 AM PST by cmsgop
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To: kinganamort
It's derived from a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote:

"The more he spoke of honor, the faster we counted the spoons."

Whether this was intentional or not, I do not know.

70 posted on 12/11/2001 11:42:43 AM PST by George Smiley
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To: redlipstick
Since they don't have any sense at all .....
71 posted on 12/11/2001 11:45:09 AM PST by mercy
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
i heard it was kevin bacon.
72 posted on 12/11/2001 11:51:42 AM PST by paulsy
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To: Fred Mertz; Mia T; Registered
Then FReeper Registered used it on FR as an animation pic that gained national notoriety (the one with Hitlery hiding silverware in her dark trenchcoat).

Wasn't that Mia T's graphic?

The original remark came from a retiring White House usher, as quoted in Gary Aldrich's book, Unlimited Access. Something about that we'll have to count the silverware when the Clinton's leave office.

73 posted on 12/11/2001 11:56:36 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Fred Mertz
He was there because of his wife's position(s)which are fully illustrated in the Kama Sutra.
74 posted on 12/11/2001 11:56:55 AM PST by billhilly
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To: My Favorite Headache
Hey! There's my hubcap!.................

75 posted on 12/11/2001 11:59:38 AM PST by Luke FReeman
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To: marktuoni
Let's go to the true origin...

Genesis 1:1

In the begining God created the Heaven and Earth and said " I hope they don't steal the silverware!"

Wrong algore invented this !!!

76 posted on 12/11/2001 12:00:20 PM PST by Free_at_last_-2001
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To: lowbridge
Who stole it from Oscar Wilde.

Who got it from Lazamataz.

QUOTES for Today 06/02/95 (fwd)
... it." ---T. Lehrer "The louder he spoke of his honor, the faster we counted our
silverware."
---Ralph Waldo Emerson, in "Conduct of Life" "If a subordinate ...
www.rice.edu/armadillo/Mlist/archivemay95/msg00085.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages

77 posted on 12/11/2001 12:05:25 PM PST by dennisw
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To: rintense
= :-O
78 posted on 12/11/2001 12:11:51 PM PST by lawgirl
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To: kinganamort; Registered
Interesting note; The Hillary! graphic with the silverware in the coat lining is also mentioned by BKO in her last book. Great job Registered!
79 posted on 12/11/2001 12:16:20 PM PST by woollyone
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To: katherineisgreat; Paul Atreides
I'm now positive he [President Bush] lurks!

If you use the phrase Just don't steal the silverware!, you might be a FReeper!

Whatcha think, Paul?? ;-) [I'm not a very good comedian, just a thought here, tho. . .]

80 posted on 12/11/2001 12:17:44 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
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